Big Orbit Games

10/10/2024

Dark Hero Arc cards now available: https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/universus/challenger-series-my-hero-academia-dark-hero-arc/

08/10/2024

Rage of the Abyss cards now available to order: https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/yu-gi-oh/rage-of-the-abyss/

06/10/2024

Arthurian Legends singles now available to order: https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/sorcery-contested-realm/arthurian-legends/

28/03/2022

Hello All

The gaming area has been closed for 7 months now and we would appreciate it if people who have left items here could come and collect them or have someone collect on their behalf.

If this could be done in the next five months that would be great, any items that are still here at the end of August will be considered abandoned goods and we will dispose of the items ourselves.

I'm sorry to have to do this but we are not planning to re-open the gaming area and we can't store these items forever.

Regards

Paul
Big Orbit

16/08/2021

Hello All

I'm very sorry to have to announce that the shop will not be re-opening as expected this week and will not be re-opening for the foreseeable future.

In future the store will only be open for collection of online orders and drop-off of sell orders / lots for sale.

This is all due to the fact that we simply don't have the space for the shop anymore as our renewed eBay activity has rapidly started to fill the unit.

Even 8 days ago the plan was to re-open as stated; I moved the shop around in anticipation of re-opening including moving Joffry's packing area back in to the warehouse, once complete I returned to the shop area and it suddenly dawned on me that there wasn't really enough space in the warehouse to move everything else out of the shop.

It may have been possible to squeeze everything in at a push but this situation was then compounded by the purchase of a large lot that we collected from South Yorkshire the weekend just gone. To give an idea of the scale of this lot, it was so large we had to hire a van to collect.

So I'm afraid that we simply cannot re-open the shop at this time and I will be honest with the way eBay has been going I don't expect space to become available any time soon. The only scenario where I can see this happening is if we moved to a bigger unit or expanded into an adjacent unit at some point in the future.

It's been great hosting gaming at Big Orbit and hanging out with all the local gamers over the last several years and I'm sorry that we have had to close the gaming area at such short notice.

If people wish to collect games / models that have been left in store I will ensure they are available from tomorrow, there is no rush.

Regards

Paul
Big Orbit

19/07/2021

Update regarding re-opening:

Hello All

I'm afraid that we will not be re-opening this week as one of the criteria that we said needed to be met prior to re-opening has not been met.

Specifically the provision that we put in place regarding case numbers and the need to self-isolate if identified as a contact of someone with covid.

The requirement to self-isolate is still in place and cases last week were over 50,000, which was the max limit we set.

I am sure that everyone has heard of the Pingdemic that is in the news at the moement causing business to have to close their doors, this is the reason that we set the rule above when we announced potentially re-opening at the start of the month.

The requirement to self-isolate is due to be removed in a months time, although this may change, once this is removed we will re-open unless covid is totally out of control or if the government re-imposes restrictions. I would define out of control to be 100,000 cases plus considering the previous highest cases figure was 60,000.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the Delta variant has really messed up our plans.

Paul
Big Orbit

02/07/2021

Hello to all our locals!

I just wanted to update everyone on our opening up plans, we plan to reopen for gaming from the weekend after 19th July.

There is one condition to us remaining open on this date (and beyond) and that is that should cases exceed 50,000 and the government still require people to self isolate if identified as a contact of someone that has had coronavirus then we will either not re-open or close again.

This is to protect the business should any member of Big Orbit staff be asked to self-isolate. We are running on a skeleton staff right now and can't afford to lose anyone for 10 days. The positive here is that there have been reports in The Sun that the government is removing the requirement to self-isolate for people that have had both vaccinations. Both Sarah and I are double jabbed as of yesterday and other staff will be double jabbed soon.

So should The Sun / other sources be correct about double jabbed people being exempt from self-isolation then we will remain open regardless of case numbers as long the government doesn't start re-imposing restrictions.

We hope to see everyone again soon, if you have any questions please reply to this post, I will check back tomorrow.

Thanks

Paul
BOC

12/04/2021

Collect in store (Click & Collect) is again available as a delivery option on checkout! https://bigorbitcards.co.uk/

11/01/2021

Covid Lockdown Update: We have disabled collect in store as a delivery method to do our bit to reduce non-essential travel. We'd like to apologise to our local customers, we hope you understand the reason for our decision.

Covid Lockdown Update: Whilst click & collect is permitted under lockdown guidelines, we have disabled collect in store as a delivery method to do our bit to reduce non-essential travel.

We'd like to apologise to our local customers that will now have to pay for home delivery, we hope you understand the reason for our decision.

Place an order here: https://www.bigorbitcards.co.uk/

24/03/2020

As I imagine most of our locals have gathered - the shop is now completely closed to the public, anyone other than courier or Royal Mail will be turned away on arrival. Anyone with an order that requires collection and would like it posted please email [email protected] and confirm the delivery address and we will ship free of charge. See you all at teh other end of this. Thanks Paul Big Orbit

19/03/2020

I'm very sorry to have to announce that due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the latest guidance from the UK government we will be shutting the shop/gaming area from Friday, please do not come to the shop this weekend.

As things stand orders can still be placed online and collected in store, trades may also be dropped off, i.e. quickly popping in to conduct business related to the online store is OK. This may change if restrictions / guidelines tighten up over the coming weeks.

We are open for collections / drop-off Monday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm & Sunday 12pm - 8pm.

26/01/2020

Our £50 store credit ends at midnight, follow this share for details of how to enter.

It's giveaway time again. Like & comment on this post for the chance to win £50 store credit to spend on trading card games. Please share the post, like the page and be sure to check out our website, currently all in stock TCG singles are discounted by up to 30% plus an extra deal everyday in our Advent Calendar Event https://bigorbitcards.co.uk

Entries close at midnight Sunday 26th January and a random winner will be selected from entrants across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.

One entry is allowed per person per social media platform i.e. it is permissible for the same person to enter up to three times, once on Facebook, once on Twitter https://twitter.com/bigorbitcards

& once on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/bigorbit

The winner will be announced on Monday the 27th January.

This is open to anyone over 18 and is UK only.

The prize cannot be exchanged for monetary value or any other item.

This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Facebook.